4V short grammar recap

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• Leerjaar 4

Grammar recap U3+U4

U3: future perfect & future continuous 

U4: quantifiers & determiners 

simple future tense

This verb tense is used to express an action that will take place in the future. It's generally reserved for something that will begin and end in the future. It's a statement of fact, made with certainty.

1) will+ verb (shall+ verb is also grammatically correct, but isn't as popular anymore)

"I will travel to Greece tomorrow," or, "I shall travel to Greece tomorrow."

2)to be + going to + verb. For example, "I am going to eat a sandwich in Greece tomorrow," or, "We are going to sit by the sea."

future continuous 

when:

1) actions in progress in the future: we'll be interviewing candidates all afternoon.

2) planned future events: the students will be having a big party at the end of term.

3) assumptions about something that is happening now:

Don't call Luke. He will be doing his homework now.

how: will be + ww+ing 

future perfect 

when: Actions completed before a certain time in the future.

how: will have + ww+ed/ third row 

example: Call me around seven. I'll have finished dinner by then.

examples 

I will have been here for six months on June 23rd.

By the time you read this I will have left.

You will have finished your report by this time next week.

Won't they have arrived by 5:00?

Will you have eaten when I pick you up?

present simple

1) to talk about events happening in the near future

ex: the lesson ends at 7pm

2) to talk about future facts

ex: the school year starts in September 

3) with schedules, plans & timetables

ex: the train leaves at 6am

 

Quantifiers 

when: you use the quantifiers to indicate a the amount of quantity of a noun. (hoeveelheidsaanduiding)

some/any

much/many

(a)few/(a)little 

a lot of/ lots of

some/ any

some = affirmative sentences

any = negative and question sentences 

much, many & a lot (lots of)

much= uncountable nouns (negative and question)

+ enkelvoud ( much money, time, wine)

many = Countable nouns (negative and question)

+ meervoud ( many years, hairs)

A lot/lots of = affirmative sentences (positive)

(a)few/(a)little 

(a)few = countable nouns (+mv bv. years, reasons, wine bottles)

(a)little= uncountable nouns (+ev bv. time, hair, wine)

with a = some

without a = not much/many 

Determiners 

all/whole

every

each

both

either

(not) any/ no

none 

all/whole

all: alle (no exception)

- we are all responsible for ourselves.

- all teachers drink coffee 

- they are all late for school 

whole: hele

- the whole group became ill

- the whole stadium was packed with supporters 

every- elke/iedere

wanneer: elke, zonder uitzondering

na every komt altijd een zlfstnw. in het enkelvoud.

- I take a long walk every day

- every year we go on holiday

every kan alleen bij groepen van 3 of meer! 

each- elke afzonderlijke

als er een zlfstnw achter each staat dan is dat woord in het enkelvoud (moet er wel direct achter staan)

- take one in each hand 

- each person is different

maar: - each of the children wanted something else (MV)

each kan bij groepen van 2 gebruikt worden

both- beide 

als we het zelfde willen zeggen over 2 dingen gebruiken we both/ both of the

- both these markers are dried out

- both of the paintings are works of art

Na both/ both of the volgt een zlfstnw in het meervoud

either 

Als je wilt zeggen dat er twee verschillende keuzes zijn:

either

- you can choose either paper or cardboard

na either volgt een zlfstnw in het enkelvoud

als we geen van beide bedoelen gebruiken we neither

- neither contestant made it to the finals

(not) any/no- geen

- we have no coffee in the house

- my parents don't allow any friends in the house

- the house has no bathroom 

-there aren't any books left

Als het duidelijk is wat we bedoelen gebruiken we (not) any zonder zlfstnw. 

- Is there milk in the fridge? No, sorry we haven't got any left

none- geen van alle 

- none of these flowers were good enough 

- none of the people who saw the accident, helped out

na none volgt er een zlfstnw in het meervoud